4th Millennium BC - Calendars and Chronology

Calendars and Chronology

• The Maya calendar dates the creation of the Earth to August 11 or August 13, 3114 BC (establishing that date as day zero of the Long Count 13.0.0.0.0).
• According to calculations of Aryabhata (6th century), the Hindu Kali Yuga began at midnight (00:00) on 18 February 3102 BC. Consequently, Aryabhata dates the events of the Mahabharata to around 3137 BC.
• 7 October 3761 BC—Epoch of the Hebrew Calendar (introduced in the 12th century)
• 3929 BC—Date of creation according to John Lightfoot based on the Old Testament of the Bible, and often associated with the Ussher chronology.
• 1 January 4000 BC - Epoch of the Masonic calendar's Anno Lucis era.